Change the world!

Talk about an objective, simple, to the point... audacious! "Change the world" was the objective for Bill Nye




What is your objective?

end of summer

listen to ‘end of summer’ on Audioboo

The beers are home!

The brewing effort of a couple of weeks ago are now home for enjoyment

V = Vollbeir Wheat = A popular wheat beer. Nice flavor that is not overwhelming
S = Stunner = A creamy British Pub style pale ale “stunning colour”
R = Red Eye Ale  = *** description not on the webpage
L = Light Irish Stout = This recipe is lighter than the dry, intense stouts of Ireland
E = Eye of the Chicken Hawk = *** description not on the webpage
C = Castle Brown Ale  = Similar to Newcastle, a mild Brown Ale

6 kettles at Deja Brew

Prior posts on Deja Brew can be found here

morning bird songs

listen to ‘morning bird songs’ on Audioboo

Marshmallow farm

Yes, Vermont has marshmallow farms too!

marshmallow farm

We usually see these in PA but up in Vermont last week we drove by this one.

Other photos from our trip to Vermont can be found here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_sherlock/sets/72157635127085533/with/9540344355/

Clothes have changed

but they are still greeting folks to the Comfort Inn outside of Montpelier, VT. When we pulled up to check in this week, I said to myself I have seen these bears before. After hiking Mt Mansfield in the rain, I went into the photo archives to show Dolores what the views could have been as I was here in August 2006. Among the hike photos, I also found this photo. The clothes have changed but the bears are still greeting folks!

2006

bears in 2006

2013

bears in 2013

Franklin - Fallen Heroes from World War II

From wikipedia:

Although September 2 is the designated V-J Day in the entire United States, the event is recognized as an official holiday only in the U.S. state of Rhode Island, where the holiday's official name is "Victory Day",^[20] and it is observed on the second Monday of August. There have been several attempts in the 1980s and 1990s to eliminate or rename the holiday on the grounds that it is discriminatory. While those all failed, the Rhode Island General Assembly did pass a resolution in 1990 "stating that Victory Day is not a day to express satisfaction in the destruction and death caused by nuclear bombs at Hiroshima and Nagasaki."^[21] It is instead commemorative of those who fought, as Rhode Island sent a significantly above-average percentage of its population into the Pacific theater.

To recognize the Franklin Fallen Heroes from World War II, I'll be sharing their information this week. Thanks to Rose Turco for putting it together to recognize them and for allowing me to share this with you.

Monday, Aug 12 is the second Monday in August and Rhode Island is celebrating this day. I'll post two per day until the World War II listing is complete


Bullukian
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/fallen-hero-warrant-officer-david.html

Christakes
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/fallen-hero-seaman-1st-class-charles.html


This was originally posted to Franklin Matters. You can jump over there to catch the full series as it grows.
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/franklin-fallen-heroes-series.html

a father's great advice

What do you want to do?

The question can challenge some folks to answer it. Jonathan Fields interviews Tommy Bahler and even if you only listen to the first 5 minutes to hear what Tommy's father told him, it should be worth it.




Of course, once you go that far, you might as well listen to the rest of the 45 minute interview.

waiting for the rain

listen to ‘waiting for the rain’ on Audioboo

Band of Brewers: 6 kettles

The Band of Brewers were out to Deja Brew on Tuesday to put together 6 kettles of beer. I had miscalculated the totals as the spreadsheet I was referring to had not been updated with our session in Jun/Jul. The total kettles to date is 227 and total unique beers is 121.

What we did this time:

Vollbeir Wheat	A popular wheat beer. Nice flavor that is not overwhelming
Stunner	A creamy British Pub style pale ale “stunning colour”
Red Eye Ale	*** description not on the webpage
Light Irish Stout	This recipe is lighter than the dry, intense stouts of Ireland
Eye of the Chicken Hawk	*** description not on the webpage
Castle Brown Ale	Similar to Newcastle, a mild Brown Ale

Light Irish Stout wort

Our most frequently made beer

Beer	Total
Stunner	15
Blueberry Ale	12
Hearty Christmas Ale	8
Lawnmower Lager	7
Downtown Brown	5
Llevar Porter	5
Evil Santa's Ale	4
Hirschgarden Marzen	4
Light Irish Stout	4
McTartan’s Scotch Ale	4
Pumpkin Ale	4
Steel Rail Pale Ale	4
Wachusett Pale	4

get a good start

Getting a good start to the day, to your run, to the game... whatever can be very important. Starting well helps you to finish well. There is no automatic connection between these two. It requires the hard wired concentration of the individual to perform well.

Getting the performance of a team all on the same page is a challenge. This is a challenge that a coach faces everyday.The success of the team depends upon the coach to structure the overall practice and build up to a competition and the competitive performance is what is talked about. The 'public' doesn't see the performance in practice. The competition results are what is seen and talked about.

The New England Revolution have started their past couple of games poorly. Both times giving up a goal in the opening minutes. One time they were able to recover and win. This last time, they were not able to recover. Frustrating!

tree rain

listen to ‘tree rain’ on Audioboo

PanMass Challenge rides through Franklin Saturday morning

The PanMass Challenge will ride through Franklin Saturday morning. Back in January, I received this email from Martin Middelman, a regular reader of Franklin Matters. Hundreds of riders have been training for months for this weekend fund raising effort. Martin will be joined in this ride by Town Administrator Jeff Nutting, State Representative Jeff Roy and several other Franklin riders.

In a time when the TV shows negative news, it is heartening to see so many folks taking action for a worthy cause. Cancer touches all of us, directly or indirectly. Is there a person who hasn't lost a family member to this? Or doesn't know someone struggling with it?

Get up early Saturday morning and head to the Remington Jefferson School to see the riders come in. The school grounds serve as a water and rest stop on the ride.

Cheer them on!

Be encouraged by so many taking action!

Contribute to the cause.

"There is a lot riding on this!"

There's a Lot Riding on This Dear friends, Today I've committed to raising money for cancer research by riding in the 2013 Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC). On the first weekend in August, I will join 5,500 cyclists in the PMC ride, an annual bike-a-thon that raises money for research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DCFI) in Boston. I hope I can count on your support The PMC raises more money for charity than any other single event in the country, $375 million since 1980 and $37 million last year alone! This success is the result of a lot of people riding for, and caring about, a cure. And because every penny matters, 100 percent of your donation goes to DFCI. I've made a personal commitment to ride and raise $4,300. So I hope you can help me achieve this significant goal. Please donate to my PMC ride at one of the following links: Click here to make $25 donation Click here to make a $50 donation Click here to make a $100 donation Click here to make a $250 donation Click here to make a $500 donation Click here to make a $1,000 donation Every donation brings us closer by the mile. Thank you, Martin Middelmann Your donation is tax deductible and 100% will go to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. If you prefer to write a check, please make it out to the PMC, The Jimmy Fund or Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and mail it to me directly at: Martin Middelmann 257 Daniels St. Franklin, MA 02038 US If your employer has a matching gift program, ask your Human Resources department for a form, and follow the process for matches. To learn more about the PMC, please visit pmc.org. Presented by Media Partner The PMC donates 100% of every rider-raised dollar to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. Founded in 1980, the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is an annual bike-a-thon that today raises more money for charity than any other single event in the country.

This was also posted to Franklin Matters today
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2013/08/the-pan-mass-challenge-riders-through.html